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16-year-old drives into a sinkhole

A 16-year-old driver escaped injuries after driving into a sinkhole in southwestern Minnesota. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office posted a drone video of the car in the hole online with the reminder to always buckle up. Source:  https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/07/04/drive-into-sinkhole-drone-minnesota-jnd-orig.cnn  

Science behind sinkholes explained

Many people have seen the dramatic Facebook videos of giant, car-eating sinkholes appear in states like Florida or Kentucky, but how common are they in Lafayette, Indiana? Not very, according to West Lafayette assistant city engineer Marcus Smith. “That’s very rare,” Smith said. “A sinkhole would happen more in southern Indiana.” The subject arose when Read More

Arkansas man dies after an underwater sinkhole creates dangerous whirlpool

Arkansas wildlife officials are urging boaters to avoid a section of a river in the northern part of the state after a sinkhole opened up and created a dangerous whirlpool that led to a man’s death. Officials with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed in a statement that a man was killed Saturday afternoon in “a fatal boating accident” when Read More